North American T-28C Trojan

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The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan was a piston-engine military trainer aircraft used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950's.

Besides its use as a trainer, the T-28 was successfully employed as a Counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft, primarily during the Vietnam War.

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
• Wingspan: 40 ft 1 in (12.22 m)
• Height: 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m)
• Wing area: 268 ft² (24.9 m²)
• Empty weight: 6,424 lb (2,914 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 8,500 lb (10,500 lb with combat stores) (3,856 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1820-86 Cyclone radial engine, 1,425 hp (1,063 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 343 mph (552 km/h)
• Service ceiling: 39,000 ft (10,820 m)
• Rate of climb: 4,000 fpm (20.3 m/s)

Armament

• two or six × wing-mounted pylons capable of carrying bombs, napalm, rockets. machine gun pods containing .30 in (7.62 mm) (training), .50 in (D-model) or twin pods with .50 in (12.7 mm) and 20 mm (.79 in) cannon (Fennec)